Vanderbilt's Brian Miller already has eight saves this season, three shy of the single-season record for the No. 3 Commodores.

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Jeff Lockridge
| The Tennessean

Vanderbilt sophomore closer Brian Miller was preparing his punch line as catcher Spencer Navin walked to the mound.

For some reason, Navin halfway expected his reliever to be a little shaken after giving up a hit in the late going of a close game at Oregon.

"I said, 'Are you alright?' And he starts me off with a joke ? a classic blonde joke," Navin recalled. "I said, 'I wasn't expecting that, Brian.' And he goes, 'I'm going to get it done anyway, so why not have some fun out here?' " ...